How to Build a Safe Space for LGBTQIA+ Teens via Books
I wasn't planning on posting this resource this week. And then, well, this election happened. As a queer teen, I am more scared than I have ever been in this country. And I'm white. My [...]
Gay YA Agent Spotlight #4: Susan Graham
Today on our Agent Spotlight series we have Susan Graham from Einstein Literary! Susan shares some great information in this interview and we were thrilled to have her! (And it's always fun to find agents [...]
Call for Submissions: Asexuality in YA Series
During the Asexuality in YA series we want to use our space on GayYA to support ace spectrum voices. Last year, we decided to host Awareness Week Series over the various LGBTQIA+ Awareness Weeks throughout [...]
Gay YA Agent Spotlight! #3 – Brent Taylor
Today on our Agent Spotlight series we have Brent Taylor from Triada US Literary Agency! Brent's got some serious storytelling power all of his own in this interview! 1. Hello! Thank you for participating in [...]
Gay YA Agent Spotlight! #2 – Jim McCarthy
Welcome to our new series, Gay YA Agent Spotlight! Every Thursday, we'll be interviewing one agent about upcoming trends in LGBTQIA+ YA and MG, what they currently represent, and what they're looking for. 1. Hello! [...]
Gay YA Agent Spotlight! #1: Jennifer Johnson-Blalock
Hello, friends! Welcome to a new feature here at GayYA! Every Thursday for the next couple of months, we'll have an interview with an agent about LGBTQIA+ books they're reading, ones they rep, what they [...]
Call for Selection Team Members
Are you an avid reader of LGBTQIA+ YA? Do you have ThoughtsTM about the representation of LGBTQIA+ youth? Are you interested in helping GayYA.Org decide which LGBTQIA+ YA books to recommend, review, and promote? We [...]
Interview: Anna-Marie McLemore, author of When The Moon Was Ours
When I (Vee) was at BEA this Summer, I had the marvelous opportunity to meet and interview Anna-Marie McLemore. We had been chatting about trans & queer YA for a few months on Twitter, [...]
Interview: E.M. Kokie, author of RADICAL
While I was at ALA, I (Vee) had the chance to meet and interview the fantastic E.M. Kokie. E.M. Kokie is the author of Radical, Personal Effects, and has stories in the Violent Ends anthology as [...]
Bi YA Reads Bookmarks
Introducing.....Bi YA Reads bookmarks! What: rad double-sided bookmarks with 15 of our fave Bi YA books. Who: anyone is free to use/print these out! Why: Our main goal for these was to develop a resource [...]